United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA)

United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) upsc notes
  Context
    Indian-origin British satellite expert appointed as director
  Background
    Aarti Holla-Maini appointed as director
    Indian-origin British satellite industry expert
    Appointed by UN secretary general
    Education
      Bachelor’s degree in law with German law, King’s College London
      Master’s degree in business administration, HEC Paris
    Experience
      18 years as secretary-general, Global Satellite Operators Association
      25 years in aerospace industry
      Role of executive vice-president, sustainability, policy and impact, NorthStar Earth & Space
  About UNOOSA
    Established in 1958
    HQ: Vienna, Austria
    Objective: help all countries leverage benefits of space for sustainable development
  Structure of UNOOSA
    Headed by a director
    Five sections
      Office of the Director (OD)
        Coordinates strategic direction and operational priorities
      Committee, Policy and Legal Affairs Section (CPLA)
        Provides substantive, secretariat, organisational and administrative support
      Space Applications Section (SAS)
        Implements UN Programme on Space Applications
      UN Platform for Space-Based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response (UN-SPIDER)
        Leverages space data for disaster risk reduction
      Executive Secretariat of International Committee on GNSS (ICG)
        Brings together all GNSS providers
  Functions of UNOOSA
    Helps build capacity in space sector
    Use of space data for disaster management
    Increase understanding of international space law
    Supports transparency in space activities
    Promotes sustainable development through space
    Devises solutions for international space challenges

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